Stryker Offers to Settle Rejuvenate, ABG II Hip Implant Lawsuits

Stryker Corp. has indicated that it will soon begin making payments to eligible patients who have enrolled in a settlement program aimed at resolving lawsuits filed over the company’s Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck hip stems.

Free Confidential Lawsuit Evaluation: If you or a loved one suffered from hip implant complications, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a suit and our lawyers can help.

What’s the Problem?

May 16, 2017 – Nearly all eligible patients have registered for an expanded hip replacement settlement program offered by Stryker over the 2012 recall for its Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck hip stems.

The company has indicated that most payments will be made by the end of this year; however, the exact timing and amount of each payment will vary depending on factors specific to each case, according to a press release issued by Stryker on May 8.

Stryker in July 2012 issued a nationwide recall for its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip stem components amid a high number of reports of fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction. Consumers who received the devices had complained of pain, swelling, local tissue reactions and early failure of the implant, according to Stryker.

The Stryker Rejuvenate Modular Hip System was approved by the FDA in February 2009. While such devices are designed to last up to 20 years, the Rejuvenate was removed from the market less than 2 years after being introduced.

In November 2014, Stryker announced a $1 billion hip replacement settlement to resolve the majority of its Rejuvenate litigation. However, the original agreement only covered patients who had undergone revision surgery for a recall-related reason before Nov. 3, 2014. The new settlement was announced in December, and expanded to include Rejuvenate and ABG II patients who had a recall-related revision prior to Dec. 19, 2016.

Do I Have a Stryker Hip Class Action Lawsuit?

The Class Action Litigation Group at our law firm is an experienced team of trial lawyers that focus on the representation of plaintiffs in hip replacement lawsuits. We are handling individual litigation nationwide and currently accepting new hip surgery complications cases in all 50 states.

Free Case Evaluation: Again, if you had problems after hip replacement surgery, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to a settlement by filing a suit and we can help.